1. Honoring the Veterans Among Us
Rotary Club of Hatboro
Honoring the Veterans Among Us

2. The Armed Forces of the United States of America

3. Mottos “This We’ll Defend” “Honor Courage, Commitment” “Above All”
“Semper Paratus”
“Semper Fidelis”

4. Founding Dates 14 June, 1775 4 August, 1790 18 September, 1947
13 October, 1775
10 November, 1775

5. The United States Navy “Honor Courage, Commitment” 13 October 1775
Lou Parys
World War II Veteran
Navy Aviation
Aviation Ordinanceman 2nd Class
USS Chandeluer- Pacific Theater

6. USS Chandeleur (AV-10) San Francisco Bay, December 1945

7. The United States Navy “Honor Courage, Commitment” 13 October 1775
Frank Jarrett
Pacific Fleet
Tom Post
Petty Officer, 2nd Class
Hospital Corpsman USS Shenandoah 1973
Great Lakes Naval Station, Philadelphia Naval Hospital, USS Shenandoah AD 26

8. The United States Navy “Honor Courage, Commitment” 13 October 1775
Barbara Schupeltz
Retired as Captain
Nurse
Surgical & Surgical ICU Wards, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery
Nurse Supervisor
Director of Nursing
Camp Pendleton, Yokosuka Japan, Adak Alaska, Oakland CA, La Maddalena Sardinia,
San Diego, Key West FL, Naples Italy, Okinawa Japan

9. La Madeline Sardinia

10. United States Marine Corps “Semper Fidelis” 10 November 1775
Joe Walsh
Korean War Veteran

11. United States Army “This We’ll Defend” 14 July 1775
Dave Hower
Army Ordinance
Started in California maintaining tanks
Transferred to Maryland, Abington Proving Ground to verify weapons
Back to California, Camp Erwin (10 miles from Death Valley) maintaining tanks
Sent to Germany where he repaired military trucks

12. United States Army “This We’ll Defend” 14 July 1775
Jack Groves
1st Lieutenant in the Signal Corp
Trained at Fort Monmouth
Deployed to Korea
Open wire and pole line construction
Bob Powers
Drafted 1953
Tank engine repair

13. United States Army “This We’ll Defend” 14 July 1775
George Lewis
Pennsylvania National Guard
28th Division 111th Tank Company
Doug Thomas
Specialist E-5
MOS- Stenographer
Duties included correspondence & speech writing for Asst. Division Commanders, hardship reassignments
Stationed in South Korea (DMZ), Pentagon and Fort Meyers in Arlington VA

14. United States Army “This We’ll Defend” 14 July 1775
Tom Finerghty
E-5
Helicopter repair technician
Phuoc Vinh Combat Base, Vietnam
First Air Calvary Division Mobile
UH 1 Huey Gunship

16. United States Army “This We’ll Defend” 14 July 1775
Curt Difurio
Reconnaissance Specialist

17. United States Air Force “Above All” 18 September, 1947
Airmen and Airwomen of note…
Johnny Cash- Country Music Legend
Morgan Freeman- Award winning Actor
Micki King- US Olympian, Diving
Eileen Collins- First Woman Space Shuttle Commander

18. United States Coast Guard “Semper Paratus”- 4 August, 1790
Famous Coasties
Arnold Palmer, Golf Icon
Alex Hailey, Author – “Roots”
Jack Dempsey- World Heavyweight Champion
Beau Bridges- Actor